To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who
enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal
controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within
the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States,
may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 18, 2011

Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who
enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal
controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within
the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States,
may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act
of 2011'.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO CLARIFY CONSPIRACIES
CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED
STATES.

`(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires with one or more persons,
or aids or abets one or more persons, regardless of where such other persons
are located, to engage in conduct at any place outside the United States that
would constitute a violation of this title if committed within the United
States, shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply to such conduct
if it were to occur within the United States.'.